Wichita eagle., 1887-01-25
MEADE CENTER.
A Newsy Letter From the Great South
west

Monday night of blood poisoning. Mr..
Cones was from Thorntorn, Ind, and had
made many friends here by his enterprise,
liberality and sterling, upright character.
The remains were taken to Indiana for in
terment.
Mr.. T. J. Palmer, veteran editor Of
Iowa, and. lately of the Mason City Reput-
lican. was here last week seeking a l0ca-
ton, Being much impressed with the
advantages offered by Meade Center, and
strongly urged by his many friends here
he concluded to abide with US, buying
So, 500 worth Of real estate as an earnest
of his intention. He returned home this
week, but inside Of thirty days his outfit
will be here, and he will at once commence
/ the publication Of a staunch Republican
paper.
George Mullen, who shot and killed a
stranger here Christmas night, 1885, was
last Friday found guilty of murder in the
first degree, and on Saturday sentenced to
death by pro tenn Judge Hamilton. Sheriff
Eckert took him TO the penitentiary Sun
day. The law has been vindicated in this
case, and hard men will now realize that
the settlers upon the plains of Meade mean
that good orGer shall prevail
Since cur railroad prospects have become
so bright, land IN Mead county has ad-
vanced in price with truly wonderful rap
idity, and now claim jumping has com
menced. Where the law has been grossly
violated this is proper, but the initiation of
q contest in order to bleed the contestee is
SO reprehensible that cur people could be
excused if harsh measures were in some
cases resOrted to.
Chester Munson, one of our enterprising
hardware merchants has nearly completed
his new store building, 24x100, and is be-
ginning TO fill it from pit to dome with
goods. AIr. Munson startled the villagers
with strange alarms" with the amount he
paid fer this lot, but his judgment was
most correct, ami lie could sell it today al
bic margin.
VIII H. Danough, one of our thorough
bred real estate rustlers, returned this week
from a heart-smashing tour in the eastern
part of the state William is a success at
selling real estate and also at conquering
the female heart
A gentleman, whose name your cores
pendent has not yet learned, is commenc-
Ing new livery barn 50XS0, and intends
to fill it with lot Of fine horses and bran
new buggies. This Will be Il bonanza to
our young men, and the many pretty girls
of Meade Center will soon have a personal
acquaintance with the matchless roads of
Meade county.
4 number of our citizens have been at
W0odsdale, the new town in Stevens coun-
II, this week, with a view to securing
some property while the title is yet in the
United States Were slippery Sam not in
the scheme the town might prove a sue
cess.
A lovely site has been secured, and
number Of our business men will soon Or
ganize themselves into a company and lay
out a cemetery. The gentlemen who are
at the head Of this will furnish to Meade
Center a beautiful city for the dead
Our hotels are nightly crowded with
strangers seeking for investments The
beautiful weather we are enjoying this win
ter makes property go TO the sky, and also
sells it there.
When Sheriff Eckart started for the
pen this morning be took with him a war
rant authorizing him TO search every nook
and corner of Topeka for our Democratic
Some alarm has been felt by his friends,
his silence compelling them to believe that
he was lost in the labyrinths Cf this capi-
tol, but at last he was heard from and in a
way peculiar only 10 himself When
elected it was presumed that he would
look carefully after Meade county's inter
ests and make everything subordinate to
them, but once on the ground mo pent up
Utica contracts his powers" and he at
once commences .vylslating for the entire
statea seen through the eyes of the chain
of banks he represents, and one Of which
he is president Mr. O'Meara has intro
duced bill relating to the disposal Of
mortgaged chattel property How sweet
to see a man such a slave to his duty.
Spring from the tear stained "buzzum' Of
the people he at once looks after their in
terests by protecting his own. BY the
way. the Meade county Globe differs with
your correspondent in that it says the Re
publicans of Meade county have not dis
graced themselves by the election of Il
Democratic representative. The RepubE-
canism Of your correspondent and that Of
the Globe also differs in q slight degree
Wichita should begin looking closely af
ter lhis territory ard securing its trade to
herself Only those upon the ground can
comprehend the immense growth and dey-
clopment Of this young Empire The
EAGLE must soon send lis screams in this
direction. MEMO.
VALLEY CENTER, KAN
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